???Al lento batir de los tambores, las primeras filas de espa???oles mov???anse hacia adelante, y Diego Alatriste avanzaba con ellas, codo a codo con sus camaradas, ordenados y soberbios como si desfilaran ante el propio rey. Los mismos hombres amotinados d???as antes por sus pagas iban ahora dientes prietos, mostachos enhiestos y cerradas barbas, andrajos cubiertos por cuero engrasado y armas relucientes, fijos los ojos en el enemigo, imp???vidos y terribles, dejando tras de s??? la humareda de sus cuerdas de arcabuz ...
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???Al lento batir de los tambores, las primeras filas de espa???oles mov???anse hacia adelante, y Diego Alatriste avanzaba con ellas, codo a codo con sus camaradas, ordenados y soberbios como si desfilaran ante el propio rey. Los mismos hombres amotinados d???as antes por sus pagas iban ahora dientes prietos, mostachos enhiestos y cerradas barbas, andrajos cubiertos por cuero engrasado y armas relucientes, fijos los ojos en el enemigo, imp???vidos y terribles, dejando tras de s??? la humareda de sus cuerdas de arcabuz encendidas???... Flandes, 1625. Alistado como mochilero del capit???n Alatriste en los tercios viejos que asedian Breda, ??????igo Balboa es testigo excepcional de la rendici???n de la ciudad, cuyos pormenores narrar??? diez a???os m???s tarde para un cuadro famoso de su amigo Diego Vel???zquez. Siguiendo a su amo por el paisaje pintado al fondo de ese cuadro, al otro lado del bosque de lanzas, veremos a ??????igo empu???ar por primera vez la espada y el arcabuz, peleando por su vida y la de sus amigos. Estocadas, asaltos, batallas, desaf???os, encamisadas, saqueos y motines de la infanter???a espa???ola, jalonar???n su camino a trav???s de un mundo devastado por el invierno y por la guerra. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Enlisted as aide of Capit???n Alatriste in the Spanish regiments, ??????igo de Balboa tries to survive in a world where he needs to get very close to his enemy in order to kill him with his sword. He witnesses a historic moment, the surrender of Breda, that he would retell later to his friend Vel???zquez who depicts it in a famous painting.
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